Boy: Xavier pronounced zay-vier

I love the this name because it's interesting, uncommon, and bilingual (my family is Cuban and would pronounce it Javier) but for my American family and friends I prefer the pronunciation Zay-vier over ex-a-vier.

I'm I know I'll have to do a lot of correcting but I think it's worth it. Will my kid hate me for this if I have a boy? Or should I just go with ex-a-vier?

Comments (2)

I really like Xavier but only pronounced the way you want. Unfortunately, its quite common here in Australia and I hear it pronounced EX-zaviour more often than Zaviour. It turns me off the name.

If you dont mind either pronunciation, then I say go for it. The boys I have taught with this name don't seem to mind how its pronounced. I did have 1 tell me his name was pronounced EX-zaviour and so thats what I would call him.

I know a couple Xaviers and have heard both pronunciations used for them. I think you can use whichever you prefer and try to encourage others to use your pronunciation, though I would expect some people to accidentally default to the other.

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